Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday proposed to build a China-Vanuatu community of shared future through efforts from both sides when holding talks with visiting Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu Charlot Salwai in Beijing.
The Chinese president first extended his warm welcome to Salwai during the meeting.
"I'm delighted to meet you again in Beijing, Mr. Prime Minister. Welcome you and your ministers. We met in Papua New Guinea in 2018 and in Beijing in 2019. It's been five years, and I welcome your official visit to China once again," said Xi.
"Vanuatu is a good friend and partner of China in the Pacific island region. All-weather and all-round friendly cooperation is the characteristic of the times and a defining feature of China-Vanuatu relations. China attaches great importance to its relationship with Vanuatu and is willing to work with Vanuatu to continue to take the lead in deepening high-level political mutual trust, carrying out practical and high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, advancing the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. Let us join hands to build a community of shared future between China and Vanuatu in the new era," said Xi.
"Your excellency, my dearest friend and comrade, I bring you the best of greetings from the government and the people of Vanuatu. Small nations like ours are able to meet regularly with the political leaders of China, a courtesy unmatched by the developed Western nations. Your leadership must be commended for the significant achievements that have united people of this great nation and civilization," said Salwai at the meeting.
At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Salwai is paying an official visit to China from July 7 to 12.
Xi proposes to build China-Vanuatu community of shared future via concerted efforts
Xi proposes to build China-Vanuatu community of shared future via concerted efforts
Xi proposes to build China-Vanuatu community of shared future via concerted efforts
Chinese and foreign scientists have jointly carried out a series of exchange and investigation activities this week to respond to the United Nations' initiative on glacier preservation.
The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, accompanied by the proclamation of the 21st March of each year as the World Day for Glaciers starting in 2025.
A public advocacy and glacier investigation activity with the initiative of "Let the Glacier Cool" was launched at Dagu Glacier scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, a key place in global glacier preservation, from Monday to Tuesday.
In 2024, the Global Glacier Loss List (GGCL) project was jointly launched by Rice University, the University of Iceland, the Icelandic Glaciological Society, the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The project tracks recently disappeared, almost disappeared, and critically endangered glaciers worldwide. Among them, the Dagu Glacier is the only glacier in China on the list.
In this regard, Chinese and foreign glacier experts and scholars conducted in-depth investigations into the changes in Dagu Glacier during the event.
"Let China's voice be heard in the 2025 International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, World Day for Glaciers, and the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences. We need to awaken people's awareness of glacier changes, and everyone can reduce emissions and live a green life to slow down global warming, so that we can prolong the life of glaciers," said Li Zhongqin, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Meanwhile, the Dagu Glacier International Academic Summit Forum was held in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, from Sunday to Tuesday.
The forum was jointly organized by the NIEER, the Center for Glacier Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE) under the CAS, and the Sichuan Dagu Glacier Administration Bureau.
More than 100 glaciologists, climate policy experts and representatives of international organizations from more than 10 countries including China, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, the United States and the United Kingdom, attended the conference online and offline, and had in-depth dialogues on the scientific challenges and international cooperation in global glacier protection.
"Because of global warming, glaciers around the world are generally melting. For example, the latest research data released last month showed that the annual loss of global glaciers, if converted into water equivalent, is 273 billion tons. The public can clearly see that the glaciers are shrinking rapidly and disappearing rapidly," said Kang Shichang, director of the IMHE.
Global experts gather in Sichuan to respond to UN glacier initiative
